CTCF - Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility

The Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility (CTCF) is located in west Canon City. CTCF is Level III facility that has an operational housing capacity of approximately 930 mixed-custody offenders. This facility provides chances for successful community reintegration through meaningful needs-based programs. It also serves as temporary intake and transportation unit and houses one of two two infirmaries for the Department.

Visiting processing will be suspended between 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Offenders must be assigned to infirmary (non-hospice) for 30 days before being eligible to receive visits. Special vists may be granted prior to 30 days for valid reasons.

Infimary/hospice visiting will take place in the visiting room if the offender is medically able. If not, the visit will take place in the infirmary.

Hospice offender visits are approved by the Custody/Control Manager. By policy "each case will be treated as an individual case".

Offenders must be assigned to Central Transportation Unit for seven days before visits will be approved.

Individuals who visit on Friday and/or Saturday will not be permitted to visit on Sunday. Requests for three consecutive visiting days can only be approved by the Custody Control Manager.

No offenders will be called for visiting while the 11 a.m. count is being conducted on Saturday and Sunday.

All requests for special visits must be submitted by the offender at least 10 days in advance prior to the requested visit.

Programs

Programs include a variety of academic and vocational offerings including ABE, GED studies, health and transitions education, community reintegration, vocational janitorial, basic computer application, cosmetology/barber, and culinary arts programs. The facility also houses the state's Tag and Tab Plants which produce the various license plates as well as license plate tabs.

History

Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility (CTCF) is the Department’s oldest facility originally constructed in 1871 as a territorial prison. It became a state prison in 1877 when Colorado was granted statehood. Originally the facility was called Colorado State Penitentiary and on a 25-acre site located near native stone which was quarried on-site and used to build the facility. The facility was renamed to CTCF in January 1979.